TRIUMPH (Showalter)

Composer: A. J. Showalter

Anthony Johnson Showalter USA 1858-1924/ Born in Cherry Grove, VA, he became an organist, gospel music composer, author, teacher, editor, and publisher. He was taught by his father and in 1876 received training at the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music, Dayton, VA. He also attended George Root’s National Normal school at Erie, PA, and Dr Palmer’s International Normal at Meadville, PA. He was teaching music in shape note singing schools by age 14. He taught literary school at age 19, and normal music schools at age 22, when he also published his first book. In 1881 he married Lucy Carolyn (Callie) Walser of TX, and they had seven children: Tennie, Karl, Essie, Jennie, Lena, Margaret, and Nellie. At age 23 he published his “Harmo… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: TRIUMPH (Showalter)
Composer: A. J. Showalter (1887)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 55332 17551 23125
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

O How I Love Jesus

There is a name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
it sounds like music in my ear,
the sweetest name on earth.

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Jesu, Thou All Redeeming Lord

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 150 Last Verse Harmonies: For Use with the Hymn Books of the Baptist, Methodist, United Reformed and Other Free Churches
    Composer/Editor June Nixon
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 140
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 11: Easter: M - Z
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; James Engel
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1982) pp. 31

Organ Solo

  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 11: Easter: M - Z
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; James Engel
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1982) pp. 30
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 70

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
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Hours of Singing #37

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Singing for Joy #m52

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Songs for All #79

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The Brethren Hymnal #70

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